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Ninian Ross 1491–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: Feb 1556

Death Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: John Hawkhead

Mother: Lady Edmonstone

Spouse(s): Janet Stewart

Children(s): Sir Ross, James Ross, Patrick Ross, Margaret Ross, Christian Ross, Christian Ross, William Ross, Sir Caldwell

Ninian Ross was born in 1491 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Ii Lord Ross Van Hawkhead And Lady Christian Edmonstone. Ninian Ross married Janet Stewart, and had children including Christian Ross, James Ross, Margaret Ross, Patrick Ross, Sir John Mure Caldwell, Sir Robert Ross, William Ross. Ninian Ross passed away in 1556 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Ninian Ross was born in 1491 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Ii Lord Ross Van Hawkhead And Lady Christian Edmonstone.
  • Ninian Ross married Janet Stewart, and had children including Christian Ross, James Ross, Margaret Ross, Patrick Ross, Sir John Mure Caldwell, Sir Robert Ross, William Ross.
  • Ninian Ross passed away in 1556 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hawkhead
1455–1513
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JH
Lady Edmonstone
1473–1551
Birth Location: Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LE

Spouses(s)

Janet Stewart
1498–1523
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

Sir Ross
1515–1547
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SR
James Ross
1517–1581
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
JR
Patrick Ross
1519–
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
PR
Margaret Ross
1526–
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
MR
Christian Ross
1690–1743
Birth Location: Edinburg, , , Scotland
CR
Christian Ross
1522–
Birth Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
CR
William Ross
1520–
Birth Location: –
WR
Sir Caldwell
1504–1554
Birth Location: Ayr, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SC

Ninian Ross's Ancestors

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Ninian Ross
1491–1556
Birth Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John II Lord Ross van Hawkhead
1455–1513
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Christian) Edmonstone
1473–1551
Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ninian Ross's Descendants

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Ninian Ross (1491–Feb 1556) m. Janet Stewart (1498–12 Dec 1523)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Ross 1515–1547 m. Agnes Moncrieff 1515–1541
    1. 1. James Ross 1556–1582 m. Catherine MacKenzie 1558–1590
      1. 1. Gilbert Ross 1575–1637 m. Christina Forrester 1565–1625
        1. 1. John Ross 1602–1643 m. Anna (Makgill) Ross 1602–1635
      2. 2. Peter Ross 1575–
      3. 3. Robert Ross 1563–1595
      4. 4. Jean Ross 1566–1590
      5. 5. William Ross 1630–
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Ross 1541–1578
    3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Ross 1540–1600
    4. 4. James Ross 1543–1581
  2. 2. James Ross 1517–1581
  3. 3. Patrick Ross 1519–
  4. 4. Margaret Ross 1526–
  5. 5. Christian Ross 1690–1743
  6. 6. Christian Ross 1522–
  7. 7. William Ross 1520–
  8. 8. Sir (John Mure) Caldwell 1504–1554

Ninian Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Ninian Ross in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1556
Feb 1556
Age 65
Death of Ninian Ross in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1556
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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